The midwife bbc1

[tinkerbell23]

I ended up glued to it!!!!!!!

Loved it- did anyone watch?

Fair play to the staff back then without all todays mod-cons xx

[firewatch]

did the book justice, loveing the nutty nun she really sums up the book charecter!just a shame the author died before it reached tv, bring on chummy next week!

[craft1948]

Yes I enjoyed it too..............

[granny grump]

Grandad g bought me a set of books at Christmas and this was one of them - havent finished it yet but yes looking forward to chummy

[tinkerbell23]

God im daft dint know it was based on a book??? Musy buy xx

[2ndhandrose]

Brilliant books by Jennifer Worth - will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. Enjoy

[ttfn]

I enjoyed watching Judy Parfitt playing a role where she actually smiled and had a soh, must have made a change for her. A cracking actress, with perfect diction, who does not look her 75 years, imo. How kind was it to create the character of Camilla who can ride a horse? ;)

[wendilla]

Did you notice how babies were left outside in their prams at the front door?You would not dream of doing that nowadays. I started my nursing then and can relate to many of it .Very good and well acted.

[anneasquith]

i was slightly disappointed, but im not sure why !!!!!!!!!!

[maggiebee]

Really enjoyed it and will continue to watch. You lot obviously know more than me - who is chummy? My kids were always left in their prams in the back garden during the summer. Changed days.....

[LoftyLottie]

Really enjoyed it, but worrying how many memories it brought back. I am getting very old!! :o(

[LoftyLottie]

Wendilla, the babies outside in prams really did trigger memories - babies outside shops in prams was common. I was left outside shops in prams back in the late 40's.

[LoftyLottie]

And smogs!!! I used to have to wear a mask to go to school and you literally could not see your hand in front of your face - you had to almost feel your way about. Difficult to comprehend for those who never experienced it.

[carolegif]

I used to leave my children in their pram outside. When my son was 5 days old, it was a lovely spring day and the doctor came to visit and asked why he wasn't out in the sunshine where he belonged.
When he was a couple of weeks old, I left him outside a shop and forgot I had him! I was on the way home when a friend coming the other way asked if my Mum was looking after him - Oooops!! He was still there though asleep in his pram!!

[quizzywig]

I loved it. Just what is needed for Sunday evening - pity Saturday viewing is such rubbish!

[hc4361]

I was left outdoors in the pram all year round if it was dry. Bundled up with a stone hot water bottle. I think most babies were. Only brought in for feeds.

[pusskin]

I'm really looking forward to watching this tonight (recorded) Glad all you on here have said how good it is. its just up my street x

[tinkerbell23]

Wendilla i didnt know u were a nurse i dont think! Im looking forward to books and watching again! I thnk i was left in my pram too- not done now though!!! I know my mum left her wee sis outside the butchers in the 70s........on purpose and went home lol xxx

[fliptheswitch]

Ooh, It was brill, wasn't it! Really enjoyed watching it, and now looking forward to next weeks episode.
I did get a bit teary-eyed, when the Spanish lady gave birth. Fantastic acting.

I'm especially looking forward to seeing Miranda, in next weeks :-)

[horselady]

I left my two outside shops in the early '70s, hard to imagine now. The big coach built prams we had then wouldn't have fitted in shops very easily.